Following Mohamed Salah’s departure and the summer signings of Bradley Barcola and Victor Munoz, Ngumoha has been tasked with transitioning from the left flank to the right. “I am enjoying the challenge and to be able to play off both sides is important,” he explained. “Do I have a favourite position? No, not anymore.
“I am getting to grips with the right wing now, and I am liking it. It gives me a bit more unpredictability. I have been working hard on the training pitch.
“Andoni wants me to take on players in one-vs-one duels. He wants me to be threatening. Off the ball, he wants me to help the team however I can. I am enjoying working with him and enjoying improving.”
This tactical shift was further refined during his recent international call-up to Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the Nations League. “I went away with England, and I was playing on the right, so I learned a lot there as well,” the teenager noted. “Watching the likes of Anthony Gordon and Bukayo Saka. I took on board some of the stuff they told me, and it’s really helpful.”